2015 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 5 – November 1, 2015 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN, MLB Network |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Dansby Swanson |
Picked by | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Josh Donaldson (TOR) NL: Bryce Harper (WSH) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Kansas City Royals |
AL runners-up | Toronto Blue Jays |
NL champions | New York Mets |
NL runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
World Series | |
Champions | Kansas City Royals |
Runners-up | New York Mets |
World Series MVP | Salvador Pérez (KC) |
The 2015 Major League Baseball season began on April 5 with a Sunday night game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, and ended on November 1 with the Kansas City Royals winning the World Series. This was Rob Manfred's first season serving as Commissioner of Baseball.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 86th edition was held on Tuesday, July 14 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, home of the Cincinnati Reds. The American League won the game 6–3, to give the American League home-field advantage in the World Series.